The Land Law module is designed to deliver a thoughtful and critical account of the legal issues generated by English Property Law as it relates to Real Property. This may includes an examination of the following aspects: fundamental concepts of Real Property such as Property and Land; the relationship between Law and Equity; tenure; estates and interests in land, and the importance of the property legislation of 1925; priority of title, the defects of the unregistered title to land system; registration of title to land, and the importance of the Land Registration Act 2002; freeholds; leaseholds; licences to use land; the trust of land and co-ownership; mortgages; freehold and leasehold covenants; adverse possession; proprietary estoppel; easements.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module students should be able to:
Show an understanding of the substantive legal rules, principles and concepts relating to land law in England and Wales;
Clearly and coherently communicate a range of arguments about issues relating to land law.
Critically analyse and creatively solve complex legal problems through identifying legally relevant issues, arguing by analogy, and distinguishing previous cases on relevant facts;
Synthesise and critically evaluate a diverse range of legal source material and argument (including judicial techniques of precedent, statutory interpretation, and academic commentary) in order to form reasoned conclusions on one or more areas of land law and identify issues that remain unresolved.
